Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Aarons And Ackley*	There Is A Lady	ST	02:21
Alpha Centauri	Hard Life	ST	06:00
Matt* Lucas	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Matt* Lucas	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Good Time Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	The Last Good Man in My Life	Ellen McIlwaine	03:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Joe* Glazer	We Shall Not Be Moved	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:04
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Albert Jones*	She Lost Her Faith	The Facts of Life	03:47
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Buddy Knox	Rock Around the Clock	ST	01:53
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Hutsal Ksenia	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart?	Ellen McIlwaine	03:57
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Matt* Lucas	I'm Movin' On	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	03:05
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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